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See Venus and Jupiter tonight! Plus: Phobos isn’t hollow. Shocker.
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See Venus and Jupiter tonight! Plus: Phobos isn’t hollow. Shocker.

The two brightest planets are close together after sunset. And, the tiny moon of Mars is not artificial. Probably.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
astrophotographyastrophotography
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View from a height: The Earth from Artemis II

View from a height: The Earth from Artemis II

Moon-bound astronauts get a gorgeous shot of home, with lots of fun details

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Venus has lava tubes!
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Venus has lava tubes!

A long undersurface tunnel discovered in old NASA data

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
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The most difficult planet Hubble’s ever seen
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The most difficult planet Hubble’s ever seen

In 1995 it slewed almost too close to the Sun

Philip Plait
Philip Plait